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Ric Flair says Jim Ross has lost all credibility with him.
Speaking on the most recent episode of his To Be The Man podcast, Flair was critical of Ross for his appearance on Dark Side of The Ring last year.
"Jim Ross lost every bit of credibility with me in life, in spite of calling me the greatest wrestler of all time or whatever in his induction, when he jumped on Dark Side of [the Ring]," Flair said. "Because all he is starving for and leaning on in life is to be relevant because he ain't."
"I can forgive Jim Ross for Dark Side, which I have because there's nothing worth it, but I don't appreciate it. Jerry Lawler texted me, I don't know how many people said, 'What the f--k did Ross mean? You got to know when to walk away from Ric Flair?' Well, the WWE learned when to walk away from Jim Ross. I'm going to the 30th reunion, do you think he is?"
"At the same time, Jim Ross will always be my favorite announcer," Flair would say later. "I'm not diminishing his skills. I'm not like Eric [Bischoff] saying I was no good at anything. I'm telling you Jim was the f---ing best but I also thought he was one of my best friends. A friend doesn't do that."
Ross appeared on the September 16, 2021 edition of VICE TV's Dark Side of the Ring episode covering 2002's Plane Ride from Hell.
"He's the life of the party," Ross said of Flair on the show. "If you know him, you know where to exit the party and go to your own safe place or you don't know the rules, and you find yourself in deep water."
When asked why Flair wasn't suspended or punished for his behavior on the flight, Ross responded:
"Good question. I guess for lack of a better term, he was a made man. He was such a high level made man that he got a pass. Was it the right thing to do? I don't know. You're listening to it, folks, you decide. He got a pass."
Ross later said that he was "misrepresented a time or two" on the show and that he would no longer appear on the series. He did take part in VICE TV's Tales from the Territories, however, which Dark Side of the Ring creators Evan Husney and Jason Eisener were also involved with
Earlier in the show, Flair also responded to comments Eric Bischoff made about him recently that were critical of his drawing power.
"When are they going to make [a documentary] about him?" Flair asked about Bischoff. "You know why they don't? Because you can't find three people to say a good thing about him. Well? Name them. Who?"
Later in the show, Flair mentioned two good things about Bischoff.
"Eric and I have been friends off and on and I respect him for two things: He called me when my son died which is more than a couple other people I can name did. He did the right thing, I swear to god and people will be mad at me for saying this, but when Charles [Robinson] and I wrestled Savage and Madusa and Randy dropped off the top rope and broke Charles' rib and almost killed him?"
"Randy didn't give him a f---ing dime. Eric wrote him a cheque for 25 grand. So I will thank Eric for that."
